Thread: N900 Battery Test Results
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2009-12-12 , 12:01
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Originally Posted by smage View Post
Now that you mention it, isn't PUSH email actually quite effective in conserving battery life? No unnecessary connections are made.
Whether necessary (because stuff is pushed) or unnecessary (nothing is pushed) a TCP connection is kept alive the whole time.

I can imagine this not allowing the device to go in deeper power saving modes.

I'd only put push mail on if it is necessary to have real-time e-mail. Else, I found a setting of check every 5 minutes instant enough to be usable.
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